Macron urges U.S. to reject isolationism

French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday urged the United States to reject fear and isolationism and instead embrace the historic bond between the two countries to launch a new era of 21st-century leadership and security. Macron told a joint meeting of Congress, “the American and French people have had a rendezvous with freedom.”

Macron quickly turned to the top issues of Syria, the Iran nuclear deal, free trade and the Paris accord on climate change as he urged the U.S. not to retreat from its historic and military role in world affairs.